Cras Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Cras Surname Definition:

From the Ofl French, cras, Latin crassus, fat. Ricardus le Cras or Ricardus Crassus appears as witness in a Fife charter of. the thirteenth century (RD., p. 98, 99).

Cras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7611:87,28312,470
Belgium2531:45,4417,375
Netherlands1851:91,28215,011
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Sweden521:189,36113,089
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway91:571,36544,190
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India61:127,844,230863,365
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cras (40) may also be a first name.

Cras Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Ofl French, cras, Latin crassus, fat. Ricardus le Cras or Ricardus Crassus appears as witness in a Fife charter of. the thirteenth century (RD., p. 98, 99).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cras Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cras Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cras is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cras.

How Common Is The Last Name Cras? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,828th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,954,144 people. The last name Cras occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cras are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 40 people.

The surname Cras is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 761 people, or 1 in 87,283. In France Cras is most frequent in: Brittany, where 34 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found. Barring France this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Cras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cras has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cras surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cras earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.81% less than the national average, earning 253,285 kr per year and in United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crase892,283/
Crass892,069/
Craus89953/
Crays89707/
Crais89290/
Crast89285/
Chras89120/
Crash8932/
Creas8932/
Craas8913/
Crats897/
Crasp895/
Hcras891/
Crads891/
Crasc891/
Crahs891/
Cra861,438/
Crause802,379/
Crease801,082/
Chrast80159/
Craise80119/
Schras80109/
Crauss8072/
Craats8066/
Crascì8037/
Creash8018/
Craiss8012/
Chrash8010/
Crasse805/
Cratts805/
Cratsz803/
Cratse802/
Creast802/
Craist802/
Crastì802/
Crashe801/
Chrais801/
Chrasj801/
Chrats801/
Craszt801/
Craass801/
Craust801/
Crayse801/
Scrass800/
Crauts800/
Cros7516,266/
Crea756,675/
Cray755,483/
Kras755,390/
Crai751,070/
Crha75810/
Crac75558/
Crap75291/
Craß75144/
Craj75103/
Craz7583/
Crau7581/
Crat7569/
Sras7569/
Croa7522/
Créa7512/
Crad7510/
Qras753/
Crah753/
Jras752/
Crra752/
Craa751/
Crax751/
Crós751/
Crza751/
Xras751/
Schrass7376/
Crausse7352/
Chraust7312/
Schrast733/
Schraus732/
Creashe732/
Craisse732/
Chreats731/
Crhause731/
Ckrause731/
Schrats731/
Screash730/
Craasch730/
Crausch730/
Cross67176,622/
Kraus67133,486/
Croos677,072/
Crous676,315/
Krass672,352/
Crose671,894/
Crace671,625/
Crapp67703/
Krase67644/
Krais67607/
Crost67598/
Kraas67494/
Krash67412/
Krays67310/
Crots67241/
Crauz67209/
Creis67182/
Krajs67131/
Krasz67126/
Cratt6773/
Crait6771/
Crois6765/
Crahe6748/
Quras6743/
Cread6737/
Crosh6731/
Craiz6730/
Craid6729/
Srats6727/
Creat6723/
Creau6721/
Crauc6716/
Crrea6715/
Croys6715/
Crach6713/
Craay679/
Craiß679/
Crosz678/
Dcros678/
Jrais678/
Srass677/
Cradd676/
Krahs676/
Craut676/
Chros676/
Qrash676/
Kreas675/
Craiy675/
Crraj675/
Kcrai674/
Crayt674/
Creys674/
Sraus673/
Srast673/
Craij673/
Crayz673/
Chraz673/
Craux673/
Creah672/
Cradt672/
Crosc672/
Crosp672/
Craxì672/
Gkras672/
Ckrai672/
Craih671/
Krads671/
Khras671/
Jrays671/
Crray671/
Craap671/
Crahy671/
Crauh671/
Creea671/
Zrase671/
Zreas671/
Schreast671/
Shras671/
Croha671/
Crôss671/
Craud671/
Schrhaus671/
Qrase671/
Xrays671/
Srays671/
Croës671/
Craxh671/
Craić671/
Crapf671/
Krras671/
Srais671/
Crros671/
Craix671/
Cqrat671/
Creap670/
Cruos670/
Schrauss670/
Schrasse670/
Craph670/
Crohs670/

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